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Wild Joy Podcast
by Amber Alexander
Exploring the myriad of ways humans might cultivate wild joy in their lives through health and wellness, yoga, intuition and adventure.
Episodes
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The one about coffee
I love my coffee. AND also know that the way it effects me means I have to be conscious about my coffee consumption. Let's chat about about what it may be doing and why that is particularly important right now.
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Stress and your Body - And what to do
Stress is in no short supply as we continue to navigate this pandemic. How is this effecting your body? Let's chat. Also - HI! I AM BACK!
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On detoxing and cleansing, part 1
Do you need to detox? What does that even mean? What makes a good detox? In this episode (part 1 of 2) I start to deconstruct that. Want some support and guidance in detoxing your life? Check out my new Marco Polo Channel, The Wild Joy Collective! At the end of the episode I talk about an…
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Feeding ourselves: It's about more than just FOOD
Ever wonder why you eat that whole carton of ice cream even though you know it will make you feel like crap? (Or is that just me?) Today I talk about why often times the food we eat has more to do with other areas of our lives than we think, and why we need to dive into this in order to create...
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Diets are awful. Here's why...
Today I ramble on about why I think diets are lame and diet culture needs to go away.
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How Stress and Trauma Change Your Brain
I think the human brain is fascinating. I also think it's resiliency is fascinating. Today is a quick overview of how stress and trauma effect your brain, both physically and mentally/emotionally. I also talk about how to fix it!
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Stress and Your Gut
You asked, here it is! In my last episode on gut health I mentioned that stress has an effect on gut health and several of you asked about that so today I dive in a little deeper on what physically happens to your gut when you are stressed, and what some tangible things are that you can do to...
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Gut/Brain Connection and Why You Should Know About It
I am super passionate about this particular aspect of health because it means that food IS medicine and we can make tremendous changes in our overall health with the way we eat. It's not just a weight loss thing. Our gut health is tied to so much more, including our brains. So today I talk about...
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Listen to Your Body: What does that EVEN MEAN?
It's a term we hear ALL the damn time but what does that even really mean? And why is it important to do so? Today I ramble on a bit about that and talk about some ways you can start re-establishing a connection with your body right away.
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Quarantine Life: Extroverts and Introverts
This episode was inspired by the ubiquitous meme calling for introverts to put down their books and check on their extroverted friends who are not ok. Which is super intriguing to me. This episode is part one in a series talking about how being an ambivert, extrovert or introvert effects your...
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Quarantine Life: The "Good, How Are You?" Phenomena
Today is truly a ramble. I ramble about the habitual asking/answering of the question "How are you?" in a less than honest manner, why we do it, and what why we need to stop.
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Quarantine and Running: Not All That Different
This episode dives into the thought rambling of my mind while I was on my last run about how my experiences of running and training for a half marathon are very similar to my experiences with quarantine. Even if you don't run, I am sure there are parallels between many hobbies/endeavors and...
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Pandemic Life: Why Am I So Tired?
Today we dive into why there is this collective experience of exhaustion even though most of our daily lives have become much more limited than we are used to.
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On Holistic Health with Katrina Beede
This episode marks a Wild Joy milestone! My very first guest on the podcast is my dear friend, Katrina Beede, and she has a story to TELL! It is powerful and inspirational what this human has faced in her life. Join me as we chat holistic health: what it is, what drew Katrina to walk this path…
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Surviving a Pandemic: Thoughts on Mental Health
With all this sheltering in place, we are about to get a lot more one-on-one time with ourselves. How do we move through this while building our resiliency to come out on the other side stronger, joyful and vibrant? Today I talk about 5 things you can do to create a routine to set yourself up for…
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Surviving the Pandemic: Food, Kitchen and Pantry Thoughts
With all this self-isolation and shelter in place endeavors, it is more important than ever to eat in a way that will boost your immune system strength. If you are anything like me and having a little anxiety and feeling powerless, here are some simple things to reduce the overwhelm and help you...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Exploring the myriad of ways humans might cultivate wild joy in their lives through health and wellness, yoga, intuition and adventure.
HOSTED BY
Amber Alexander
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